Project Proposal Format

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Title of the project

  • Name of the ministry

  • Address and contact information

Background

  • What are the ministry’s current activities?

  • How did the need for the project arise?

  • How does the project fit into the purpose/mission of the ministry?

Purpose

  • What do you want to achieve?

  • What specific results are you seeking?

  • What difference will it make in the work of the gospel?

Methodology

  • How do you plan to carry out the project?

  • But major milestones must be accomplished to achieve desired results

  • What programs, but if eighties, and techniques will you use to achieve the milestones?

Timeline

  • When will the project began and end?

  • What are the timelines to accomplish your milestones?

  • What do you plan to accomplish by the end of six months? One year? Two years?

  • If it involves stages, what are the stages and when do you expect to complete each?

Cost estimates

  • What funds are needed for the entire project?

  • Over what period of time are these costs projected?

  • Where will you get the funds?

  • How will the funds be used?

  • How will the funds be a accounted for?

Management

  • Who is responsible for each milestone or major part of the project?

  • To whom should (name of organization) refer to resolve issues as they arise?

Required inputs

  • In addition to funds, what other resources are needed?

  • What human resources are needed to carry out the project?

  • What special expertise or skill, if any, will be needed?

  • What technical resources are needed to carry out the project?

Partner inputs

  • What benefits do you expect from an alliance with the other organization?

  • What specific contributions are you seeking from the other organization: funds, personnel, technology, other?

  • What is the amount of funds you will request, if any, from the other organization?

  • When are the funds needed?

Expected outputs

  • How will results be measured?

  • What factors will indicate progress toward desired results?

  • What feedback mechanisms will be used to monitor progress?

  • What report’s and updates will be required?

  • How often will progress be previewed, yearly, quarterly, monthly?

Evaluation of project

  • How will the project be evaluated and by whom?

  • How will the other organization participate in the evaluation process?

Authorization

  • The perspective partner signs and dates the final version of the proposal.

  • This includes two signatures: the ministry later/director and the normally a member of the board of directors, typically the chairperson.[1]


[1] Rickett, Daniel A.  Making Your Partnership Work.  Partners International: Winepress Publishing, 2002. p. 101-103.

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Dr. James King [jking at GPTE.org]
Revised: 05/22/06 18:34:34 -0400.
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